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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1927
Page
6
An all Kiwanis program at Bluefield opened with inter club relations talk by Bentrick, followed by James H. Gollehon's address. Musical numbers by Brevick and Brown, both vocal and instrumental, and a reading by Doris Lee Gardner impressed sixty two attendees. May 10 Lions club event invitation noted. Attendance prize planned for monthly top captain.
The Prudential Insurance Co. obtained a New York Supreme Court order permitting it to return premiums on two life policies for Albert Snyder the slain magazine art editor. The policies worth 5000 and 45000 with double indemnity were taken by Mrs. Snyder as she awaits execution with Henry Judd Gray.
In Nashville two boys George and Lehman Keith testifying before a Davidson county grand jury described a hurried ride in which they were abducted. Their memories fail to recall that the stranger in the car was their mother Mrs Horace Jackson wife of a Hollywood set designer. The case also involves their father George G Keith and his claim for clemency for the boys' mother. Henry Pearce the local detective who took the children to Henderson Kentucky before being stopped is a target of the grand jury.
In St Joseph Missouri on June 6 speakers from commerce war and navy urging rapid development of commercial aviation as a national defense aid and to place the United States on equal aeronautical footing with other nations. The first annual conference for development of commercial aviation continues and will conclude tomorrow.
Special service at the Army citadel with B Kellar of New York speaking at 7:30. Local ads promote hemstitching, beauty services, plants and sales. Traffic violations noted, plus notices on loans and education offerings. Coal output for Pocahontas district rises in week ending May 28.
Mrs. H. O. White of 216 Maple street alleges an unidentified man grabbed her on the second floor. Two officers found no one or evidence of a hurried exit, a revolver was found in an upstairs room, and Mrs. White showed arm marks. She could not identify the assailant’s race.
The Christian Endeavor union met last Friday at First Christian Church Bluefield with societies from Tazewell Princeton Bluefield Westminster and First Pay church. Officers elected for the coming year include James Hughes president Virginia Deaumer vice president Ruby Cunningham secretary and Robert Mullen treasurer.
Prof. W. L. Houston, principal of Lawson street school, has been chosen to direct the high school department at Slater Normal and Industrial school. Slater is a junior college accredited by North Carolina’s state board. Houston’s background includes Brainerd Institute, Biddle University, and experience in West Virginia and the railway mail service. Debating tonight at Jones street Christian church opens at 7 p.m. Tuesday June 7.
A Des Moines committee returning from Chicago flood conference says Frank C. Lowden told them no man is too big to refuse support from any state as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Iowa men interpret this as Lowden deciding to seek the 1928 presidency.
A townsman contacted a garage owner in a neighboring town who agreed to sell Cham berlin 100 litres of petrol. The liquid was transported in small installments on a bicycle, taking three hours. Delays arose when customs officials asked if the Columbia carried dutiable goods.
Testimony at the Dr. W. R. King peonage trial describes forced labor without pay on his farm in Athens Georgia. Witness Raymond Tyler and others say King bought Tyler out of jail in Atlanta and whipped workers when they attempted to leave. A former merchandise clerk at Maxeys corroborates the whipping claim.
Prince Serge Mdivani, husband of Pola Negri, arrived from Paris and outlined plans for a proposed nonstop flight to Hawaii. Pola initially opposed the venture but later softened, saying she would not risk losing her husband so soon after their marriage.
A spoonful of vinegar added to each quart of rinsing water can revive faded colors in washed goods. The tip appears in old household guidance notes.
Roanoke Virginia resident A B Doyle of 116 Randolph St SE publicly endorses Herb Extract formerly called Herb Juice. He says the remedy relieved years of indigestion constipation and gas and urges others to visit local druggists and distributors for access to the tonic laxative.
Clarence Chamberlin’s voyage aboard the Columbia faced a three hour delay as 100 litres of petrol were hauled on a bicycle from a distant garage. Fog and rain then forced the craft off its course toward Berlin near Eisleben as the early morning fuel stop disrupted the trip.
Berlin dispatches report Prime Minister Chamberlin and Levine may fly in sequence to Vienna Rome Paris and London but no firm statement from the fliers confirms the plan.
The North Side Debating club will hear an argument on the resolution That the Present Styles Are Contributing More to Immorality than the Use of Strong Drink. The discussion is to be held on time with members present. A colored summer school will run at Lawson Street School starting June 6 1927 for grades one to eight.
Memphis, Tenn. June 6 Five thousand Kiwanisans from the 100000 membership arrived for the 11th annual Kiwanis convention. Mayor Rowlett Payne and civic leaders welcomed them as streets filled with blue white and gold streamers. Tonight at 8 o'clock central time All Kiwanis Night will be observed by clubs across the United States and Canada.
Historical records show a sustained relationship between the two countries spanning more than a hundred years, reflecting longstanding cooperation and mutual interests across culture trade and security.
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